Deltophora maculata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Georgia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, Afghanistan[1] and Greece, as well as on Crete and Cyprus.[2] It has also been recorded from Saudi Arabia,[3] but this is based on a misidentification.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Deltophora |
Species: | D. maculata
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Binomial name | |
Deltophora maculata (Staudinger, 1879)
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The length of the forewings is 5–7 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September and in November.
References
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- ^ Sattler K, 1979: A taxonomic revision of the genus Deltophora Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bull Br Mus (Nat Hist), Entomol Ser 38: 263–322. Full article
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Deltophora maculata (Staudinger, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 16, 2017.